Introduction: Our Sources on Cyrus -- Kill the Child -- Deporting the Jews to Babylon -- The Boy in the Basket -- Saved by the Magi -- Jerusalem Destroyed -- In the Court of the King -- Leading the Persian Revolt -- Cyrus' First Battle -- Battle of the Border -- Battle of Pasargadae: Defeat for Astyages -- A Mighty Empire Will be Destroyed -- Croesus Versus Cyrus -- Sardis: The Fallen Helmet -- Killing a King -- Feet of Clay -- Marching on Babylon -- The Writing is on the Wall for Nabonidus -- Cyrus Frees the Jews of Babylon -- 'Do Not Grudge Me My Monument.' -- The Sons of Cyrus -- Darius and the Jerusalem Temple -- Was Cyrus Great? And is Trump the New Cyrus?
Summary:
"Cyrus the Great was one of the most influential figures in history, an enlightened ruler and brilliant general who created the Persian Empire, the largest empire known to man to that time. This concise and telling biography is the first of its kind for Cyrus, and especially relevant since the 2016 presidential election."-- Provided by publisher.
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